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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupian/
ɨpʷa-
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This
Proto-Tupian
entry contains
reconstructed terms and roots
. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly
attested
, but are hypothesized to have existed based on
comparative
evidence.
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Proto-Tupian
1.1
Adjective
1.1.1
Descendants
1.2
References
Proto-Tupian
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Adjective
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*ɨpʷa-
high
Descendants
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Proto-Tupi-Guarani:
*ɨβa-te
(
“
high
”
)
Guaraní:
yvate
(
“
high
”
)
Sateré-Mawé:
ɨwa-iti
(
“
high
”
)
Old Tupi:
ybaté
(
“
high, height
”
)
Nheengatu:
iwaté
(
“
height
”
)
Proto-Tupi-Guarani:
*ɨβa-k
(
“
sky
”
)
Awetí:
ɨwa-pit
(
“
sky
”
)
Guaraní:
yvága
(
“
sky
”
)
Sateré-Mawé:
ɨwa-j
(
“
above
”
)
Old Tupi:
ybaka
(
“
sky
”
)
Nheengatu:
iwaka
References
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Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (
2010
)
Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas
(in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB,
page
410
Categories
:
Proto-Tupian lemmas
Proto-Tupian adjectives
Hidden category:
Nheengatu terms in nonstandard scripts